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CDFI Certification Application General Q&A Webinar Two

Reminder: Next CDFI Certification Webinar is September 18th

CDFI Fund Resumes Acceptance of Community Development Entity (CDE) Certification Applications

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) will resume acceptance of new Applications for certification as a Community Development Entity (CDE) effective September 9, 2025.

CDFI Fund Releases Preview of CIMS5 Test Site and Training Resources

Test the New Version of the CDFI Information Mapping System and Share Your Feedback

As the CDFI Fund prepares for the October 6, 2025, launch of the new version of the CDFI Information Mapping System (CIMS5), users are now invited to explore a test version of the system and preview its updated features.

Reminder: Annual Compliance, Certification and Reporting Obligations

Are you the Authorized Representative of either a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) or an organization that has received a Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) Award and/or Allocation?

Reminder: September ACR Quarterly Webinar

The CDFI Fund’s quarterly Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR) webinars, which are intended to serve as a forum for Certified CDFIs and other ACR stakeholders to ask questions and discuss the ACR and its submission process, are scheduled for calendar year 2025. The webinars are open to the general public and do not require advance registration.

Reminder: TLR Monthly Webinars

The CDFI Fund’s monthly Transaction Level Report (TLR) webinars, which are intended to serve as a forum for Certified and non-Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to ask questions and discuss the TLR and its submission process, are scheduled for calendar year 2025. The webinars are open to the general public and do not require advance registration.

Reminder: Window 2 CDFI Certification Reapplication Deadlines Approaching

As a reminder, Certified CDFIs in Window 2 of the CDFI Certification General Reapplication Submission Windows must act now t

CDFI Certification Application General Q&A Webinar

Reminder: Next CDFI Certification Webinar is September 4th

Update: CDFI Fund Certification Webinar Recording on Target Market Requirements Released

Last week, the Community Development Financial Institution Fund’s (CDFI Fund) Office of Certification Policy and Evaluation (OCPE) hosted a webinar focused Target Market Requirements on August 21st. The webinar recordings and presentation slides are now available on the CDFI Fund’s website.